Category Archives: Local News

(Atlantic) To celebrate being Iowa's number one Christmas destination, the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce has launched a 'Christmas in Atlantic Holiday Shop' with custom gifts and more surprises fo...

(Atlantic) On Friday, November 1, Dr. Elaine Berry was presented with the Iowa Association of County Medical Examiner's Distinguished Service Award for her 35 years of service. Dr. Berry began serving...

(Adair Co) Two people were arrested on OWI and drug charges in Adair County. Chelsea Michelle Kevan, 32, of Hinckley, Minnesota, was arrested following a traffic stop on Interstate 80 Saturday. Kevan ...

(Mills Co) The Mills County Sheriff's Office reports five arrests. Makayla Rae Smith, 24, of Malvern, was arrested Sunday for OWI 1st. Bond was set at $1,000. Andrew Joseph Carrera, 39, of Omaha, Nebr...

(USDA) USDA Economist Megan Sweitzer estimates that grocery prices will increase by 1.2 percent in 2024. She is forecasting another 1.5-percent rise in grocery prices in 2025. Sweitzer says, typically...

(Red Oak) The Highway 34 road construction project, which extends from the Nishnabotna River to the old Highway 34 east of Red Oak, began in late summer. The main focus of this project is to pave both...

(NAFB) The October Rural Mainstreet Index didn't contain a lot of good news for the farm economy. Dr. Ernie Goss (GAHS) of Creighton University conducts the survey and talks about the results.   ...

(Des Moines) The Iowa Department of Education has been awarded over $24 million in federal grants. The grant, announced by Governor Kim Reynolds, aims to enhance literacy across the state. The funding...

(Des Moines) A federal judge has ruled against a request to stop Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate's challenge. Pate's challenge was over two thousand people suspected to be noncitizens. The ACLU of I...

(Creston) Creston Police reports four arrests over the weekend. On Friday, Creston Police arrested 42-year-old Wendi Sue Pearson of Creston at 806 Laurel Street for OWI-1st Offense and Child Endangerm...